Language
name and location:
Mbre
(Bɛrɛ),
Côte d'Ivoire
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1.
pĩ́dɔ́ #-do is a common element in Mande
for ‘one’ but this leaves the pĩ element |
2.
yɔ̃̀ɡɔ́ cf. Avikam áɲɔ̃́ but other Ivory
Coast Kwa languages have related forms,
Also |
3. tã̄ã̄ɡɔ́ # tã̄ã̄- is Niger-Congo and the -ɡɔ affix is apparently Pre (cf. 2,7) |
4. na #na- is Niger-Congo (W. 263) |
5. nū #-nu is Niger-Congo |
6. ni sĩ́ĩ́ ? |
7. ni yɔ̃̀ɡɔ́ ? perhaps a compound of 5 + 2 |
8. bɔ̃dɔɣɔna ? |
9. krɔ̃dɔ < Bambara korondo |
10. ɡbrĩ ? Unless connected with Westermann’s (225) -ɡuá- |
20. mwà |
50. bí lōōlū < Dyula bi looru |
100. kɛ́mɛ̀ < Dyula kɛ̀mɛ |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Roger Blench, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Dept of History, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Reference sourceː Bɛrɛ: a language of Côte d’Ivoire of unknown affiliation. Exclusive special edition. circulated for the workshop Language Isolates in Africa Lyon, December 3, 2010. 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Roger Blench, 2010 年 12 月 3 日. |
Other comments: Mbre or Bɛrɛ is a nearly extinct language of Côte d’Ivoire of unknown affiliation. |
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